Machine for producing printed products.



E. H. COTTRELL.

MACHINE FOR PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCTS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9. m4.

1,171,092. Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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MACHINE FOR PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCTS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9I I9I4.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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EDGAR H. COTTRELL. 0F WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND;

MACHINE FOR PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1 916.

Application filed October 9, 1914. Serial No. 865,947.

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Be it known that l. linear: ll. (,o'r'rimLL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of esterly, in the county of \Vashington and State of Rhode Island. have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Producing Printed Products, of which the following is a specification.

In newspapers and other large printed products of a similar character as now printed and folded parallel with the columns of printed matter, it is well known that because of the very large size of the leaves. the poor quality of the paper used, and the location of the fold, it is extremely difficult to properly handle the paper be cause of the tendency of the free portions of the leaves above the point held at one side of the paper, to fall over. This tendency is extended to both sides of the newspaper when it is unfolded. Furtl'iermore, it is well known that when the newspaper is unfolded it is extremely difficult. awkward and tiresome to properly hold the same for perusal and it is also very ditlicult to fold bac a leaf because of the tendency of the leaf to fall over by gravity in the wrong direction and because of the large size of the leaf.

The object. of my invention is to provide a machine which will produce a newspaper which will be very convenient for handling and reading, the newspaper being at all. times kept within a reasonable size.

A further object is to provide av machine which will so print the. web or webs, and cut, associate and fold the sheets that the first half of the newspaper may be read from front to back by turning the leaves over in one direction and the reu'iaining half of the newspaper may be read from back to front bv reversing the paper and turning the leaves over in the opposite dircction.

A further object is to provide a machine in which means are utilized for folding the sheets transversely through the middle of their printed pages. or means are utilized for securing the sheets together transversely through the middle of their printed pages or a combination of both of said means is utilized for folding said sheets together transversely through the middle of their printed pages and securing said sheets to gether along said fold line.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a machine including mechanisms for so printing the web or webs and so handling the same that the front page will be printed on the front side of the front leaf, the back page will be printed on the back side of the back leaf and the intermediate pages will be printed each partly on the back side of one leaf and partly on the front side of another leaf, the portions of two different pages on the same side of any one leaf being printed in opposite directions and the back page being printed in the same direction as the front page.

I have chosen to show as a practical embodiment of my invention, a machine which will print and deliver a double twelve-page newspaper from two webs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a diagrammatic elevation of the machine, Figs. 2 and 2* represent the machine in perspective from the last printing couples of the printing mechanism through to the delivery of the newspaper, Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of a portion of the upper printed web showing the relative arrangement of the page and page sections thereon, Fig. 4 represents a bottom plane view of a portion of the upper web showing the relative arrangement of the page sections thereon, Fig. 5 represents a top plan view of a portion of the lower web showing the relative arrangement of the page sections thereon. Fig. 6 represents a bottom plan view of a portion of the lower web showing the relative arrangement of the page and page sections thereon. Fig. 7 represents a front view of the newspaper, Fig. 8 represents a front view of the newspaper after the lower half of the front sheet has been turned over. the lower corners of the remaining sheets being turned over and separated to clearly indicate the arrangement of pages running from front to back of the newspaper, Fig. 9 represents a back view of the newspaper with the sheets to clearly indicate the arrangement of the pages running from the back to the front of the newspaper, and Fig. 10 represents a back view of the product after the upper part of the back sheet has been turned down. the upper halves of the remaining sheets being turned over at one corner.

The upper web is denoted by 1 and the lower web by 2. The upper web is led through a perfecting printing mechanism comprising the printing couple 3, 4, for

printing on one side of the web and the printing couple 5, (S, for printing on the other side of the web. The lower web 2 is led through a perfecting printing mechanism comprising the printing couple 7. h. for printing on one side of the web and the printiug couple 9, 10, for printing on the other side of the web.

The printing mechanisms which act upon the upper and lower webs are so arranged that they will print the front and back pages of the newspaper at- (lifl'erent points on the webs and the intermediate pages each partly at one point and partly at another point on the webs. In the presentarrangement. the upper side of the upper web transversely across the same will bear page 1, the lower halves of pages 3 and 5 and the lower halves of pages .11 and 9, the lower halves of said pages 11 and 9 being printed in the opposite direction to the lower halves of said pages 3 and 5, said page 1 being printed in the same direction as the lower halves'of the pages 3 and 5. The reverse side of the upper web t'ansversely across the same, will bear the upper halves of pages 12, 10 and S, and the upper halves of pages :3. 1 and (3, the said upper halves of pages 12, 10 and'S, being printed in the opposite direction to the Said upper halves of pages 2, t and (S. The upper side of the lower web transversely across the same will bear the lower halves of pages 2, 4 and (3, and the. lower halves of pages 12, 10 and 8,

the said lower halves of pages 4 and 6 being printed in the opposite direction to the said lower halves of pages 12, 10 and 8.

The reverse side of the lower web transversely across the same will bear'the upper halves of pages 11 and 9 and all of page 7 and the upper halves of pages 3 and 5, the said upper halves of pages 3 and 5 being printed in the opposite direction to the upper halves of pages 11 and 9, page 7 being printed in the same direction as the upper halves of pages 11 and 9. Inthe final product, the front page 1 and the back page 7 are printed in the same direction.

The webs are here shown as three pages wide andthe two websare brought together as they pass over the roller 11 from whence they pass together through the slitting mechanism 12, 13. where the associated upper and lower webs are. slit longitudinally into three. pairs of narrow webs. From thence these narrow webs pass over formers 14. 15. 16. of the web associating mechanism. From these formers 14, 15. 16, the webs are pressed between their respective pairs of rolls 17, 18. 19, over the three series of rolls 20, 21, 22. to the pair of rolls 23, where the three pairs of narrow webs are associated. These associated narrow webs are then passed through the cutting mechanism 24: where they are cut transversely into sheets. These of pages 12, 10, 8; a pasting mechanism '32 which is arranged to apply paste transversely along the line between the upper half of page 3 and the upper half of page 11 after the pair of wide webs have been separated into three narrow webs; and the pasting mechanism 33 which is arranged to apply paste transversely along the line be tween the lower half of page 9 and the lower half of page 5 after the pair of upper and lower wide webs have been separated into the three narrow webs. This arrange ment of the pasting mechanisms will insure the securing of the six sheets together transversely through the middle of their printed pages without the application of paste to the front or back of the product. If it is desired to secure the sheets together in groups so that each group may be separated from the remaining group or groups. it is only necessary to vary the arrangement and number of the pasting mechanisms. The groups of secured sheets may then be folded together as above described.

By the terms front page and back page, I mean the pages which are located respectively on the front side of the front sheet and the back side of the back sheet of the associated sheets before they are folded together. Similarly, where I refer to the front and back sides of the sheets, I mean before the sheets are folded.

It is to be understood that any suitable driving mechanism may be used for driving the several parts of the machine so as to insure the proper printing, associating, securing and folding of the product. I have, therefore, not shown such driving mechanism herein as it is well understood in the art.

\Vhile I have shown an embodiment of my invention which is designed to produce a double twelve-page product. from two webs, it is to be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to means for producing a prod not of any particular number of pages or a product produced from two webs. as it is to be understood that the products contemplated may be produced from one or more webs and of any desired number of pages. Also, while I have shown means for folding the product transversely across the middle of its printed pages and means for securing the product along said fold line, it is ob rious that I may use either one or both of these means as desired, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

\Vhat I claim is:-

1. Means for producing a newspaper comprising a web feeding mechanism, a web printing mechanism, a mechanism for shtting the web into a plurality of narrow webs, a mechanism for associating the narrow webs, and a mechanism for cutting the so associated narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the web and to so associate the narrow webs that the front page of thenewspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page.

2. Means for producing a newspaper comprising a web feeding mechanism, a web printing mechanism, a mechanism for slitting the web into a plurality of narrow webs, a mechanism for associating the narrow webs, a mechanism for cutting the so associated narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the web and to so associate the narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will. each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page and means for folding the sheets together transversely across the middle of their printed pages.

3. Means for producing a newspaper comprising a web feeding mechanism, a web printing mechanism, a mechanism for slitting the web into a plurality of narrow webs, a mechanism for securing the webs together transversely across the middle of the printed pages, a mechanism for associating the narrow webs, and a mechanism for cutting the so associated narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the web and to so associate the narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page.

l. Means for producing a newspaper comprising a web feeding mechanism, a. web printing mechanism, a mechanism for slitting the web into a plurality of narrow webs, a mechanism for securing the webs together transversely across the middle of the printed pages, a mechanism for associating the narrow webs, a mechanism for cutting the so associated narrow webs transversely into sheets. the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the web and to so associate the narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions and the back page reading in the .same direction as the front page, and means for folding the sheets together transversely across the middle of their printed pages.

5. Means for producing a newspaper comprising two web printing mechanisms, means for feeding webs thereto, a mechanism for associating the two webs, a mechanism for slitting the two webs into a plurality of pairs of narrow webs and a mechanism for cutting the associated pairs of narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the two original webs and to so associate the said original and narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions, and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page.

6. Means for producing a newspaper comprising two web printing mechanisms, means for feeding webs thereto, a mechanism for associating the two webs, a mechanism for slitting the two webs into a plu- -ality of pairs of narrow webs, a mechanism for cut-ting the associated pairs of narrow webs transversely into sheets. the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the two original webs and to so associate the said original and narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet,

the printed matter of two differentpages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page, and means for folding the sheets together transversely across the middle of their printed pages.

7. Means for producing a newspaper comprising twov web printing mechanisms, means for feeding webs thereto, a mechanism for associating the two webs, a mechanism for slitting the two webs into a plurality of pairs of narrow webs, a mechanism for securing the webs together transversely across the middle of their printed pages, and a mechanism for cutting the associated pairs of narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the two original webs and to so associate the said original narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page on another sheet and the remaining pages will each appear partly on one sheet and partly on another sheet, the printed matter of two different pages on the same side of any one sheet reading in opposite directions, and the back page reading in the same direction as the front page.

8. Means for producing a newspaper comprising two web printing mechanisms, means for feeding webs thereto, a mechanism for associating the two Webs, a mechanism for slitting the two WQbSiIltO a plurality of pairs of narrow webs, a mechanism for securing the Webs together transversely across the middle of the printed pages, and a mechanism for cutting the associated pairs of narrow webs transversely into sheets, the said printing and associating mechanisms being arranged to so print the pages on the two original webs and to so associate the said original and narrow webs that the front page of the newspaper will appear on one sheet, the back page-on another sheet and EDGAR H. COTTRELL.

lVitnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, C. S. SUNDGREN. 

